sr powered (probably) 350z drift car...

[Matt]

time for me to start a project thread!

after selling my last drift car, the s14.5, to fund living it up in aiya napa all summer and setup costs of the garage the time has come to start building something new
wanted to do something a little bit different that would get noticed and altho i love sx's i just couldnt think of a way of making one stand out from the rest plus ive been there and done that so a 350z seemed like the perfect option.

i couldnt afford a full car so started looking for a damaged one or a rolling shell, except the totally written off ones on ebay there wasnt much about that i could find.eventually got talking to lee (r35lee) off the 350z forum who said he had the perfect car

pictures will be better than me describing it but its basically got a little bit of roof damage and o/s/f wing is fooked. the cars 100% straight chassis wise tho. im having it minus the engine , gearbox and interior.he's delivering it to the garage next sunday so then the madness can begin

basic plans are to strip as much weight out of it as possible, full cage, custom wiring looms, all the safety gear and probably an sr20

engine choice isnt 100%, all kinda depends on money in a couple of months time when i come to fitting it, its got to be around 400bhp tho

[munkul]

Looking forward to seeing it though!

[North]

Why not go with an RB engine? I mean, the 350z comes stock with the VQ @ 298+hp, so other than improving F/R weight proportioning, it seems like you'll be slowing down the car... Regardless, good luck with it either way. You should check out the Signal Auto/Motorex 350z (Chris Forsberg's first car). They did the same thing so you might be able to pick out some pointers.

[ex-ctr]

Why not go with an RB engine? I mean, the 350z comes stock with the VQ @ 298+hp, so other than improving F/R weight proportioning, it seems like you'll be slowing down the car... Regardless, good luck with it either way. You should check out the Signal Auto/Motorex 350z (Chris Forsberg's first car). They did the same thing so you might be able to pick out some pointers.

if a 4 pot is good enough for F1 then its good enough for a 350Z......

[Matt]

Why not go with an RB engine? I mean, the 350z comes stock with the VQ @ 298+hp, so other than improving F/R weight proportioning, it seems like you'll be slowing down the car... Regardless, good luck with it either way. You should check out the Signal Auto/Motorex 350z (Chris Forsberg's first car). They did the same thing so you might be able to pick out some pointers.

300bhp aint going to be enough power and the zed engine is pricey to tune. thats why probably is in the title because im not 100% on engine yet, id like to 2jz it but at the minute i just cant afford to.
more i think about it the more i consider an rb but originally i was going to sr it as i had a mint engine in the garage ready to drop in it but thats gone to a customer now so the not sure what to do.

im a big fan of lightweightness so an sr goes with that theme. got a couple of months to listen to everyones opinion tho and make a choice yet

[Matt]

if a 4 pot is good enough for F1 then its good enough for a 350Z......

[itrhondaboy]

Hey I'll swap you my sr for your vq
your not to far away either lol

edit: probably should have read it properly

[-Marc-]

I hate you.


That is all.

[Matt]

Hey I'll swap you my sr for your vq
your not to far away either lol

edit: probably should have read it properly

can get one for you no probs

I hate you.


That is all.

haha... erm... cheers

[skinz180189]

The V6's Internals are forged, DIY turbo one

[Matt]

that was a thought at first but ive bought it without engine and box now and i just want it to have a non oem engine in there just coz i can haha

[docwra]

If it had an engine Id be well tempted to supercharge one - a Z33 with 400hp on a VQ would be proper handy

[Polo2]

Use a jz! Just as cheap as a 400hp sr!

Thogh I have a vq35 here with loom and ecu if you want

[docwra]

Use a jz! Just as cheap as a 400hp sr!

Gearbox isnt.

[itrhondaboy]

Swap it with me polo lol

[Magicmat]

Subscribed !

You'll get people in either camp 400BHP SR is reliable and RBs are **** and those that say RB's are amazing and SR's are shit lol.

Go with what you can, like the idea of an SR tho

[itrhondaboy]

If sr's were better than rb's then that's what skylines would have but they are cheaper
Why not vg30dett that would be cool

[200sxdon]

Why not vg30dett that would be cool

[Damo]

Matt nice project. if you stick with the sr and want mine and GTST skyline box give me a shout bud

[Matt]

If it had an engine Id be well tempted to supercharge one - a Z33 with 400hp on a VQ would be proper handy

i could get hold of a vq cheap enough but i honestly havent priced up charging one so not sure if its worth it?

Use a jz! Just as cheap as a 400hp sr!

Thogh I have a vq35 here with loom and ecu if you want

as above, i havent priced engine stuff up realisticly whats it cost to get a jz? with a box and decent clutch setup??not fab work obviously as thats getting done in house. if i can afford it ill do it

as you'l no the vq's just dont seem to sell thats why i didnt go down the route of buying the full car and selling bits (and i couldnt afford a full car right now )

Matt nice project. if you stick with the sr and want mine and GTST skyline box give me a shout bud

cheers mate